Shloka 44
वेन-पृथु-प्रादुर्भावः, राजधर्मः, पृथिवीदोहनम्
Vena–Pṛthu Episode and the Milking of Earth
पितामहश् च भगवान् देवैर् आङ्गिरसैः सह स्थावराणि च भूतानि जङ्गमानि च सर्वशः समागम्य तदा वैन्यम् अभ्यषिञ्चन् नराधिपम्
pitāmahaś ca bhagavān devair āṅgirasaiḥ saha sthāvarāṇi ca bhūtāni jaṅgamāni ca sarvaśaḥ samāgamya tadā vainyam abhyaṣiñcan narādhipam
Kemudian Sang Kakek Agung yang mulia, Brahmā, bersama para dewa dan resi Āṅgirasa, menghimpun seluruh keberadaan—yang tak bergerak maupun yang bergerak—dari segala penjuru; dan dalam sidang semesta itu mereka menobatkan Vainya (Pṛthu) sebagai raja manusia melalui abhiṣeka.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse presents kingship as a cosmic institution: Brahmā, the gods, and sages publicly authorize Vainya, making his rule a restoration of universal order rather than mere personal power.
By depicting an abhiṣeka performed in the presence of devas, sages, and all beings, Parāśara frames royal authority as dharma-sanctioned and accountable to the welfare of the entire world.
Even when not named in the verse, the Purāṇic view is that righteous kingship functions under Vishnu’s supreme order (dharma); the universal assembly signals that governance is meant to harmonize creation with that higher reality.